newbobooks Chapter 190: The government avenges the humiliation and Gu Jianmen goes on a killing spree!
Chapter 190: The government avenges the humiliation and Gu Jianmen goes on a killing spree!
Southwest Road, Chaisang City Government Office.
"President Yuan, Master Zhang...what are you still standing there for?"
"The Gu family has gone crazy. If you don't want to die, go find Lu Ling and the other two captains to mobilize troops!"
"Why are you looking at me? Go!"
In the inner hall of the government office, although Xue Daocheng looked dignified in his official uniform, he had already been frightened by Gu Jianmen.
How could he have imagined that the Gu family would not care about Ying Tianxi at all. With one sword, they would separate his head and body, no matter whether he was the prince's brother-in-law or the prince's sister-in-law!
"Prefect... the mobilization team has already sent two waves of troops..."
Master Zhang finished speaking tremblingly, and he was no longer as confident as before.
After hearing that Gu Jianmen chopped off Ying Tianxi's head with one sword, he was almost scared to death.
Xue Daocheng grabbed Master Zhang by the collar and asked anxiously:
"And then what? Did neither of the two waves come back?"
Master Zhang avoided Xue Daocheng's gaze and responded in a pitifully low voice:
"They said... the soldiers in the south camp seemed to be fast asleep, and no matter how hard we called them, they wouldn't wake up..."
"I kicked and slapped him, but he didn't react. Only the horse herder was awake. He said he hadn't gotten up since he went to bed last night..."
"Even the sentries and guards at the camp gate were lying on the ground, sound asleep, as if they had swallowed a sleepy bug and couldn't be woken up..."
After hearing what Master Zhang said, Xue Daocheng's face almost lost all color.
His breathing became more and more rapid, and he grabbed Master Zhang's collar tightly with both hands and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"It's over... It's over! Zhang Suqing! It's all your fault!"
"It was all your idea. You told me to go find Ying Tianxi and trip up the Gu family. Now look what happened... Ying Tianxi didn't even leave Ju Quan behind. I, Xue... am about to follow in his footsteps!"
"It's all your fault! If anything happens to me, you, my advisor, won't have a peaceful ending..."
Master Zhang closed his eyes silently and sighed:
"Alas...how could I have known that Gu Jianmen would actually have the guts to kill someone just for the family business!"
Xue Daocheng fiercely grabbed Master Zhang's collar and shouted hysterically outside the hall:
"Someone! Where did they all go? Someone!"
Soon, a yamen runner came in and bowed respectfully to Xue Daocheng:
"grown ups!"
Xue Daocheng glanced at the yamen runner and shouted viciously:
"Where's Captain Zheng? Doesn't he always brag about how amazing his Death Gate Sword Skills are?!"
"Hurry up and tell him to bring all the men from the government office's fast, strong, and soap squads to guard the gate. No outsiders are allowed in!"
The yamen runner was about to turn around and report when Xue Daocheng shouted,
"Stop! What's the rush? And...Master Zhang, immediately draft a letter to Jizhou Prefecture asking for help..."
"Hey you, you ride my horse, right away!"
After giving all the instructions, Xue Daocheng sat down on the armchair, his eyes half closed weakly.
Fear, regret and anger almost made him lose the ability to act.
After seeing Master Zhang take the yamen runner away, he finally breathed a sigh of relief...
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The entrance to the government office was full of people. At a glance, there were about thirty constables holding long swords.
Captain Zheng was trembling with a beard, and he was now hiding among the detectives.
This man usually likes to brag. He claims to be just an ordinary martial artist of the fourth or fifth rank, but he boasts about his superb swordsmanship.
Once upon a time, somewhere in a certain year, he defeated a bandit in the mortal realm of King Kong with just one sword.
He is in charge of three teams of guys. The fast team all knows some martial arts and is responsible for arresting fugitives and handling major cases.
The strong yamen runners were mainly responsible for guarding warehouses, prisons, and the yamen gates, and they knew some fighting skills.
The soap squad was much inferior. Apart from shouting their might and beating people with sticks in court, they would go out and bully others by taking advantage of their power.
Which of the laborers and merchants in Chaisang City has not been bullied by them?
These guys in the soap squad often take advantage of their official status to extort money from prostitutes and street vendors.
Captain Zheng's back was covered in cold sweat. His official uniform hadn't been dry since he stood at the gate of the government office.
"Boss, I heard that the young master of the Gu family is the Kuang Young Master, one of the Eight Young Masters of Beili!"
"We brothers only know some crude fists and kicks. If we fight him later, I'm afraid we will all be defeated..."
The young constable in front of Captain Zheng said timidly with his clever eyes flashing.
Captain Zheng raised his hand and slapped him:
"Bullshit! The prefect has given the order for us brothers to guard the government office. Do you think I don't know how powerful Gu Jianmen is?"
"When he comes, you all attack him together. I don't believe that thirty or forty of us brothers can't beat him alone."
Captain Zheng tried to keep his spirits up, but he knew better than anyone that in front of a master like Gu Jianmen, no matter how many ordinary warriors came, they would be useless!
"Boss!! Here I come... Look at that young man in white at the street corner, is that Gu Jianmen?"
The young detective from the express squad standing at the front of the crowd had sharp eyes and shouted at the group of men with aggressive expressions at the corner of the street.
Captain Zheng looked in the direction of the sound and saw the leading man standing on the wind, holding a long sword, his snow-white robe dancing in the wind.
From the cinnabar between his eyebrows, one could tell that this person was none other than the current head of the Gu family, Master Beili Lingyun—Gu Jianmen!
Captain Zheng rubbed his eyes, then looked again to confirm that it was Gu Jianmen. His legs suddenly weakened, and he almost fell to his knees...
"Boss, what's wrong with you?"
The trusted constable beside Captain Zheng supported him. Captain Zheng put the knife back into his waist and raised his hand to adjust his official hat.
"No...it's okay, it's okay, it's okay...Don't worry about me, just go and keep an eye on him. You guys go first, and I'll seize the opportunity to decide the outcome with one strike!"
The words were spoken in a broken and weak voice. The young constable who was supporting him secretly groaned in his heart. He had no intention of resisting and only wanted to escape with his life in the chaos.
A strong wind blew up, making it almost impossible for the constables and captains at the government office to open their eyes.
"Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor! I, Gu Jianmen, do not kill innocent people. If you dare to stop me, you will be like this knife!"
Gu Jianmen's whole body was filled with Qi, and the Yuexue sword blade was cold. As soon as he finished speaking, he shook his wrist and Yuexue slashed horizontally...
"clang!"
The knife in the hand of the constable in front was broken into two, leaving only a broken knife less than a foot long in his hand.
"Gu Jianmen, you're just a businessman, how dare you commit a crime in front of the government office? Aren't you afraid that I'll arrest you and put you in jail?"
Upon seeing this, Captain Zheng gathered his strength and stood behind the other detectives and shouted at Gu Jianmen.
"Imprison? I think you should be in hell! Zheng Haishen, you've been causing trouble in Chaisang City for years. You've been a head of police for over a decade. How much dirty money have you taken?"
"Did you arrest my Gu family's shopkeeper Sun and those three employees? Tell me!"
Gu Jianmen's eyes were filled with murderous intent. Captain Zheng felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. He suddenly said:
"Gu...Mr. Gu, I was also helpless. It was...it was all ordered by Xue Futai. If you don't believe me, you can ask my brothers!"
Gu Jianmen would not listen to his explanation and shouted:
"Bullshit! Zheng Haishen, how many times have you come to my Gu Family Bank to ask for bribes? Every year, the three major banks alone give you three to four thousand taels of filial piety, and you still think it's not enough?"
Seeing that Gu Jianmen was already murderous, Captain Zheng wanted to escape quickly, so he shouted:
"Brothers, capture the thief Gu Jianmen. I, Zheng Haishen, will reward him with 500 taels of silver and commend him for his achievements!"
"Come on!"
The detectives had no idea of the difference between ordinary warriors and martial arts masters. They just wanted to win the reward, so they rushed forward!
Seeing the chaos at the yamen gate, Constable Zheng took advantage of the chaos and ran away...
"You bastard, you want to leave?"
Gu Jianmen shouted, and his internal energy sent all the surrounding detectives flying away. Then Yue Xue swept out...
"Whoosh!"
Captain Zheng turned his body, but his head remained in the original direction.
Then he felt a chill on his neck, and his sight fell uncontrollably from a height to the ground, with blood spurting out from his neck four or five feet high!
Before his head hit the ground, he stared with his eyes wide open and muttered:
"What a fast sword!"
Seeing the captain of the police being beheaded by Gu Jianmen, the constables who were knocked to the ground shouted and prepared to flee in all directions.
At this time, Li Suli and the Gu family servants also rushed to the government office.
"Li Suli, keep your eyes on those black-clad gang members, and don't leave any of them alive!"
Gu Jianmen left a word, broke open the vermilion lacquered gate of the government office with a sword, and rushed into the main hall!
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